A sad and fatal accident occurred at the Chapelle
dam last Saturday, in which a young man named Bradley
Irving lost his life. Deceased was on the platform of
the pile driver putting a brace under the hammer, and
as the hammer was drawn up the pully below broke loose
and struck the platform under his feet, scattering
splinters around and knocking him off his feet. In the
fall he struck across a brace running from the ladder
to one of the leaders, injuring him inwardly. He fell
from the brace, striking his head between the cill of
the driver and one of the timbers below, fracturing
his skull. He breathed a few times after the fall, but
never regainded consciousness.
Coroner Wright was summoned and empanelied a jury,
who brought in a verdict that the deceased came to his
death accidentally while working on a pile driver, and
exonerating all persons from blame. Deceased was a
single man about 23 years of age and lived at
Freeland, where his remains were taken for burial.

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